CT-defined visceral adipose tissue thresholds for identifying metabolic complications: a cross-sectional study in the United Arab Emirates
Objectives Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is closely related to obesity complications. We aimed to determine the optimal sex-specific and age-specific VAT thresholds for predicting metabolic complications among individuals living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Design Retrospective cross-sectional...
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| Main Authors: | Sunmi Yoo, Myung-Whun Sung, Hongdae Kim |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-08-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/8/e031181.full |
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